KOMPAS.com – The first half between Manchester United and Crystal Palace ended with the score of glasses aka 0-0.
The Man United vs Crystal Palace match, which is included in the series of week 15 of the Premier League, the highest caste of the English League, for the 2021-2022 season, will take place at Old Trafford Stadium on Sunday (5/12/2021) evening WIB.
In the first half, the Man United players seemed to start implementing the system pressing attached to the coach, Ralf Rangnick.
They didn’t let the Crystal Palace players have the ball too long. That approach gave birth to many opportunities for Cristiano Ronaldo et al.
Man United recorded 12 shots during the first half, with two of them recorded as shots on target.
However, Ralf Rangnick’s foster children never converted the opportunities that were born into goals.
Also read: Profile of Ralf Rangnick: Pioneer of Gegenpressing, Man United’s New Tactical Interpreter
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Man United vs Crystal Palace first half
Man United as the home team for the first time appeared under the command of Ralf Rangnick, who had just been appointed as the interim coach of Man United until the end of the 2021-2022 season.
Ralf Rangnick is close to the system pressing who does not let the opponent control the ball for too long.
In fact, the German coach is considered a pioneer of the concept counterpressing who is now attached to Liverpool coach, Juergen Klopp.
Man United players have started implementing pressing ala Ralf Rangnick in the match against Crystal Palace.
At the beginning of the match, Ralf Rangnick was caught on camera gesturing to Cristiano Ronaldo et al to put pressure on Crystal Palace players who were playing in their own territory.
Pressing what Man United did seemed to be executed so well that Crystal Palace was unable to develop the game.
Also read: Man United Vs Crystal Palace Line Up: Ralf Rangnick’s Concoction, There’s Ronaldo in a 4-2-3-1 Formation
In the 15th minute, Crystal Palace’s possession only reached 38 percent.
On the other hand, Man United, who appeared to be pressing, managed to record 64 percent of ball possession until the 30th minute.
In addition, Ralf Rangnick’s foster children were also able to fire 12 shots with two of them recorded as shot on target.
However, Man United never scored. They still need to find a more effective way to knock down Crystal Palace’s defenses.
Crystal Palace were also unable to maximize some of the opportunities they created. The 0-0 score lasted until the first half was over.
Also read: Man United Vs Crystal Palace – Rangnick Can’t Magic MU Quickly
Man United vs Crystal Palace line-up:
Man United (4-2-3-1): 1-De Gea (GK); 27-Telles, 5-Maguire, 2-Lindelof, 20-Dalot; 17-Fred, 39-McTominay; 10-Rashford, 18-Fernandes, 25-Sancho; 7-Ronaldo.
Proposal: 26-Henderson (GK), 3-Bailly, 4-Jones, 29-Wan-Bissaka, 8-Mata, 31-Matic, 34-Van de Beek, 11-Greenwood, 36-Elanga.
Trainer: Ralf Rangnick.
Crystal Palace (4-3-3): 13-Guaita (GK); 3-Mitchell, 5-Tomkins, 6-Guehi, 17-Clyne; 8-Kouyate, 15-Schlupp, 23-Gallagher; 9-Ayew, 11-Zaha, 20-Benteke.
Proposal: 1-Butland (GK), 34-Kelly, 4-Milivojevic, 7-Olise, 10-Eze, 12-Hughes, 44-Riedewald, 14-Mateta, 22-Edouard.
Trainer: Patrick Vieira.
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